Bryston BP-2 MM/MC Moving Magnet / Moving Coil Phono Gain Stage Brand_Lumagen A brand new high-power discreet

A brand new high-power discreet output stage coupled with second-order noise-shaping integrated between the DAC output and filter is also employed to massively reduce distortion

toroidal transformer matched to discrete output transistors with their higher thermal stability and freedom from the designed-in compromises that characterise their integrated circuit cousins

What sets this stage apart is its innovative take on the folded cascode topology

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We felt it on the floor and on the couch

Bryston BP-2 MM/MC Moving Magnet / Moving Coil Phono Gain Stage Brand_Lumagen A brand new high-power discreetBP 2 MM MC Moving Magnet Moving Coil Phono Gain Stage Phono gain stages are rather un glamorous. But that's the point. This one trick pony simply accepts analog audio from your turntable's cartridge and amplifies it to a level that your main preamplifier can understand. What makes the BP 2 so special is that it can take such a minuscule signal 2mV or so and amplify it with so little distortion and so little added noise. When switched into MC mode,